Comments on: Barry Zito may have just gotten bumped from the Giants rotationhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/08/01/barry-zito-may-have-just-gotten-bumped-from-the-giants-rotation/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:28:23 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: gloccamorrahttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/08/01/barry-zito-may-have-just-gotten-bumped-from-the-giants-rotation/#comment-546266
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:47:01 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=489485#comment-546266That could start a trend – there are lots of pitchers who look good at home and stink on the road. The problem with it is that pitchers who pitch well on the road also pitch well at home, and there’s not enough of them to go around.
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Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:44:22 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=489485#comment-546259The 2011 trade of Zach Wheeler for a two month rental of Carlos Beltran is looking worse and worse every day. You don’t suppose the reluctance to trade prospects is the reason for the quiet trade deadline?
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Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:39:09 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=489485#comment-546251Let’s see…

Bumgarner…solid…

Gaudin…soiled…I mean solid…

Vogelsong…which one is returning?…

Lincecum…which one is still here?…will he still be here?…as a starter?…in the bullpen?…

Cain…new albatross contract?…return of the horse?…

Zito…reminds me of a Robert Crumb character…

Others…???…!!!

This is how Dave Righetti earns his money.

Gives me a brain cramp.

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Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:10:06 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=489485#comment-546050Maybe there’s a way the Giants can screw with the rotation to give him only home starts? The first Home/Road starter platoon in MLB!
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Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:05:05 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=489485#comment-546042Now if only we could build a pitcher with Zito’s home stats and Hughes’s road stats … how about the Yanks sending Hughes to the Giants? I think it could have that effect.
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Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:04:37 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=489485#comment-546040It shouldn’t be a factor. The option vests at 200 innings, and even if he suddenly goes on a run of great outings, he’s not getting there. He’s at 111 right now with, at most, 11 or 12 starts left. He’s currently averaging 5 1/3 innings per start.
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Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:56:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=489485#comment-546032Whatever it takes to avoid that $18m option from vesting
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Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:54:26 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=489485#comment-546027After what he did for the Giants last post season, I kind of figured this would happen. He gave the last he had when it mattered most. At least that contract comes off the books. Gaudin has been exceptional. Vogey on the way back, Zito’s career as a Giant will end in the pen barring injury or shutdown. Lost season for the defending champs.
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